The California dive-boat Conception, on which 34 people died in a fire on 2 September, had been exempted from US Coast Guard safety regulations on escape routes because of “grandfather rights”, it has emerged. Read more...
US diving-equipment manufacturer Atomic Aquatics is recalling for free replacement all its low-pressure hoses produced between July 2017 and February 2019. Read more...
Coralia is a new timber sailing boat built for Papua Explorer in Sulawesi by the Konjo tribe, which is said to have been shipbuilding for centuries and to blend ancient techniques with modern design and safety features. Read more...
For more than 50 years, divers have benefited from the findings of the British Sub-Aqua Club's annual Incident Report, which highlights trends in diver safety and provides educational case histories of incidents. Read more...
The USS Grayback, rated one of WW2’s most successful American submarines after sinking at least 12 Japanese ships, has been discovered 435m down off Okinawa. She was bombed and sank in 1944 with the loss of all 80 crew. Read more...
This reel is so new that we have only an artist’s impression. Read more...
After a 13-year search, French wreck diver Bruno Pruvost says he has located and dived the Lady Rosebery, a Thames sailing barge sunk during Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk during World War Two. Read more...
The winner of the latest DIVER Product of the Year Award, this technical dive computer doesn’t just calculate for your safety but can look cool while doing it. Read more...
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism has ruled that no applications for licences to operate new dive-centres or liveaboards will be considered for a year in either the South Sinai and Red Sea governorates. Read more...
Cressi’s DIGI 2 is a compact, high-precision alternative to an analogue pressure gauge that provides data including precise tank pressure, temperature, dive time, and current & maximum dive depths. Read more...
